I decided to embellish it with a paper doily, glue it to the tag and cut the excess.Stick a piece of washi tape on the bottom, and glue a tiny rectangle of paper to make the bark of the tree. Add also some foam tape to the back of the tree to give it some dimension.

Good day everyone! today I want to talk about this wonderful project about using our love for crafts Sueli started a year ago. From a such a generous heart as Sueli´s the idea was starting to get shape and finally she made it real, she got help from other caring souls who sent craft material to work with, we started making cards and paper related crafts with one main goal: to help families that are having a difficult time.

Here I´m to show you some cards I made in collaboration with this project we call {Cardmaking for a cause} (Tarjeteria solidaria in Spanish). We are a group of people that gather on Fridays to make some cards and by selling them we are making profits to help those in need with food or simply paying some of their bills. I love to be part of this project! for now we are just a modest group but we are confident we´ll be able to "recruit" more supporting people.

If you are far away from Madrid to participate actively on this project, we have other means like buying our cards by contacting Sueli. We need more people who likes to support causes as this one, so we´ll be making it easy for you. We have a facebook group you can join and get the latest news.

It all started the 26th of January 2010... I remember that year was very cold, it even snowed here!

it was a really huge jump from my comfort zone, but I did it! that oh-so-scary day I started this, my beloved blog; and that day it also started this wonderful journey about meeting amazing people, about being challenged and inspired by talented people all around the world.

I remember my first post (you can read it here), I was so nervous! and I didn´t know where to start, so I started with something I was confident enough not to make a shame of myself (so silly of me!), it was a wonderful and very yummy recipe Heidi concocted. I still make it, you should try it if you didn´t already.
After the first one, posting seemed not soy scary and I stated sharing with you my crafts. And all along these three years (3 years!!!) you were with me, helping me grow, helping me build my self-esteem, helping with my confidence, and allowed me to be myself. You were also with my ups and downs, with my most difficult moments.

Keeping this blog alive was (and still is!) very important to me, and for that I want to thank you all, for still stopping by when I don´t have much to show you. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!! you all make my day, everyday!
OMG! it was a looong time since my last post!! but I´m trying to make a weekly plan to start blogging again. I really miss all the fun of blogging and miss all my blogger friends. On a personal level I´m starting another scary road: I´m finishing my PhD; and now it has a real and a-so-near end. This feels as scary as my first blog post, but I know I can make it, and I will! you´ll see

Because I want to re-launch my blog, I´m planning to show you all crafts and cooking I´ve been making, sharing some tutorials (if times permit), talk about some beautiful people I met, and what my liking are lately. You can follow me on Instagram to see more of my daily life. And you are invited to be with me on this final and important path I have to cover. That means you´ll hearing me complain all the time about my thesis writing hahahahaha!

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